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Let's break this down, like a professional:
Kids activities: 4x year (once a season) 
Doctors appts: 4x year (lets say they need follow ups, but probably 1x)
Kids clothes: 4x year (seasonal and that is generous, really back to school is all you need), and has to happen when kids are home so weekend anyway
Schedule haircuts: You schedule a child's haircut???  Hello supercuts, then a movie after on the weekend.
Birthday presents: Amazon
PTA dues: OMFG you are reaching here.  1x year. Paypal.
Schedule  Piano lessons: 1x year
Lawn guy, cleaners: 1x every 3 years (how often do people change their routine?)
Sitters: For middle schoolers???
Phone numbers: Hello iPhone Google and shared contacts.
"Emergency" carpool? For middle schoolers? they probably know which parents to call.
Shoe size: Again MIDDLE SCHOOLERS.

Did you even read the OP?[/quote]

Multiply everything by 2--8 sports per year that need juggling, unless your kids never play games on weekends.
8 doctor's appts, plus our kids have braces--add 20 appts/year for tightening and adjustments--that's an appt every other week that you need to fit into your calendar
Birthday presents and parties--kids went to a bar or bat mitzvah 25 (!) weekends last year and an equal number of non-Jewish birthday parties. That is a shit load of presents and parties to keep track of. DH doesn't even bother to open the evites most of the time.
Our youngest is 11, so yes, we still need a sitter for her if we're gone for more than an hour or two.
Piano lessons and practicing. DH would never remember to remind the kids to practice.
DH doesn't do shared contacts.
DH doesn't know the addresses or phone numbers of most of our kids friends, only the ones they see the most often.

In our family I put down 90% of the events related to the kids on our shared google calendar. Which means that I've planned or arranged 90% of them. DH will execute, but only when asked.

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